Some End of 2025 Pedometrics Related News

[Alessandro Samuel-Rosa]

Dear all

The latest IUSS Alert (December 2025, https://www.iuss.org/alert/iuss-alerts-2025/iuss-alert-242-december-2025/) is out and I want to highlight a few topics that might interest our community:

0. World Congress of Soil Sciences NEW submission deadline

Submission deadline：2025-12-31 23:59:59!!!!

1. Division and Commission Officers Election – 2026 and members of the Standing Committees Election 2026

Election Calendar and Deadlines
Opening of the voting system for your society members: December 20, 2025
Closing of the voting system for your society members: March 20, 2026
Notification to the Electoral Committee and Secretariat: within April 30, 2026
Winners’ announcement: within May 31, 2026

Division and Commission Chair Nomination Form: https://www.iuss.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IUSS-Nomination-Form-2025.docx
Standing Committee Member Nomination Form: https://www.iuss.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IUSS-Nomination-Form_Standing-Committees-.docx
IUSS 2026 Election Guidelines: https://www.iuss.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Guidelines_elections_Division_Commission_officers.pdf

2. IUSS Scholarship for Evidence Collection on the Contribution of Soil Sciences to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Scholarship of € 5,000 aimed at supporting one individual member, or group of individual members, belonging to a national soil science society that is a Full Member of the IUSS.
Deadlines: 15th of January 2026.
Read more: https://www.iuss.org/decade-of-soil-sciences-for-sustainable-development/

3. Guy Smith Medal Award 2026 – Invitation to Propose Nominees by February 28, 2026

The Guy Smith Medal is awarded for outstanding contributions to the development of soil classification.
Deadline: February 28, 2026.
Read more: https://www.iuss.org/awards-medals-and-prizes/guy-smith-medal/

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Década Internacional das
Ciências do Solo para o
Desenvolvimento Sustentável
(2025-2034)

Alessandro Samuel-Rosa

Professor & Pesquisador em Ciência do Solo
Líder do Laboratório de Pedometria
www.pedometria.org

Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
* Câmpus Santa Helena (Bacharelado em Agronomia)
* Câmpus Francisco Beltrão (Mestrado em Engenharia Ambiental)